Citation

Postmus JL, Stylianou AM, McMahon S. J. Interpers. Violence 2016; 31(17): 2867-2888.

Affiliation

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260515581882

PMID

25900914

Abstract

Measuring experiences of intimate partner violence is critical for researchers and advocates. One measure, the Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI), has limited testing but is used more frequently by advocates in domestic violence organizations. This article describes the psychometric evaluation of the ABI through confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses among data collected with 457 female survivors of abuse in seven states and Puerto Rico. The findings provide evidence for the reliability of a revised ABI (ABI-R) with three factors: physical violence, psychological abuse, and sexual abuse.

Language: en